Leitrim flower farm to appear on Ear to the Ground

Reporter:

Fiona Heavey

29 Jan 2019

0

Ciarán and Kealin Beattie from Leitrim Flowers

The rushy meadows of Co. Leitrim are probably the last place you would expect to find a flower farm, but that is what Ciarán and Kealin Beattie have established on their 12 acres near Carrick-on-Shannon.

The Leitrim flower farm will appear on RTE's Ear to the Ground on Thursday, February 7 at 7pm.

The couple decided to downsize and moved from Dublin to a holiday cottage in Leitrim. Their passion for nature inspired the idea of fresh native Irish flowers as an alternative to roses flown from half way round the world.

Horticulturist Ciaran has transformed the boggy fields around the cottage into a productive set of flower beds that blossom for ten months of the year. Kealin sells the gorgeous bouquets at the weekly farmers' markets in Carrick-on-Shannon, and the couple also provide fresh flower arrangements for weddings and functions.

They also run courses in native flower growing, and encourage local groups to set up similar local flower businesses around the country.Fellow flower farmer Darragh McCullough meets Ciaran and Kealin as they harvest their colourful crop in the summer.

If you have a story or want to send a photo or video to us please contact the Derry Now editorial team on 028 7129 6600 for Derry City stories Or 028 7774 3970 for County Derry stories. Or you can email editor@derrynews.net or editor@derrypost.com at any time.

If you wish, you can contact us using any of the methods below: Leitrim Observer,The Courtyard, Main Street,Carrick-on-shannon, Co LeitrimEmail: editor@leitrimobserver.ieTelephone: 071 9620025

This website and its associated newspaper are full participating members of the Press Council of Ireland and supports the Office of the Press Ombudsman. This scheme in addition to defending the freedom of the press, offers readers a quick, fair and free method of dealing with complaints that they may have in relation to articles that appear on our pages. To contact the Office of the Press Ombudsman go to www.pressombudsman.ie or www.presscouncil.ie Leitrim Observer provides news, events and sport features from the Leitrim area. For the best up to date information relating to Leitrim and the surrounding areas visit us at Leitrim Observer regularly or bookmark this page.